CCNA Certification All–in–One For Dummies

Pass your CCNA exam and boost your career — here′s just what you need!
The demand for Cisco Certified Network Associates is up, so rise to the challenge and get your certification! This guide covers all the stuff you need to know, and even helps get you in test–taking mode with plenty of practice questions on the CD. Plus, you can use this book as a reference after you get your CCNA certification and that great job!
Basic training — review LANs, WANs, Cisco hardware and software, TCP/IP, and network design
Switches and routers — learn to manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches and VLANs, STP, port trunking, Ether–Channel, VoIP, routers and routing protocols
Going wireless — plunge into wireless communication concepts and WLAN standards, operation modes, service sets, and Cisco Unified Wireless Networks architecture
Feel secure — study network security threats, best practices, access control lists, managing firewalls, and more
A wide net — learn about wide–area network connection types, DSL networks, data encapsulation protocols, and authentication methods
Open the book and find:
What hubs, bridges, switches, and routers are for
All about TCP/IP layers andprotocols
The purpose of a data–link switch
How to manage a router using Cisco IOS
What to do with WLAN service sets
How to handle common network security threats
How to manage VoIP on Cisco switches
Authentication methods for WANs
7 books in 1
Networking Basics
Managing TCP/IP
Switching with Cisco Switches
Routing with Cisco Routers
Wireless Networks
Network Security
Wide–Area Networks (WANs)

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Book I: Networking Basics.
Chapter 1: Introducing Computer Networks.
Chapter 2: The OSI R eference Model.
Chapter 3: Introducing the TCP/IP Protocol Suite.
Chapter 4: Data Encapsulation.
Chapter 5: Binary, Hexadecimal, and Decimal Numbering Systems.
Chapter 6: Local–Area Networks (LANs).
Chapter 7: Introducing Wide–Area Networks (WANs).
Chapter 8: Introducing Wireless Networks.
Chapter 9: Network Design.
Chapter 10: Introducing Cisco Hardware and Software.
Book II: TCP/IP.
Chapter 1: Introducing TCP/IP.
Chapter 2: TCP/IP Layers and Protocols.
Chapter 3: IP Addressing.
Chapter 4: Subnetting.
Chapter 5: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).
Book III: Switching with Cisco Switches.
Chapter 1: Introducing Layer 2 Switches.
Chapter 2: Managing a Switch Using Cisco IOS.
Chapter 3: Controlling Network Traffi c with Cisco Switches.
Chapter 4: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
Chapter 5: Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs).
Chapter 6: Voice over IP (VoIP).
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting a Switch Using Cisco IOS.
Book IV: Routing with Cisco Routers.
Chapter 1: Introducing Layer 3 Routers.
Chapter 2: Managing a Router Using Cisco IOS.
Chapter 3: Network Routing.
Chapter 4: Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Chapter 5: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
Chapter 6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol.
Book V: Wireless Networks.
Chapter 1: Introducing Wireless Networks.
Chapter 2: Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Security.
Chapter 3: Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Operation Modes.
Chapter 4: Managing Cisco Wireless Local Area Networks.
Chapter 5: Confi guring Cisco Wireless Local Area Networks.
Book VI: Network Security.
Chapter 1: Network Security Basics.
Chapter 2: Introducing IP Access Lists (IP ACLs).
Chapter 3: Introducing Network Address Translation (NAT).
Chapter 4: Introducing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
Book VII: Wide Area Networks (WAN).
Chapter 1: WideR 11;Area Networking Basics.
Chapter 2: HDLC (High–Level Data Link Control) Protocol.
Chapter 3: PPP (Point–to–Point Protocol).
Chapter 4: Frame Relay.
Appendix A: About the CD.
Appendix B: Cisco CCNA Exam Preperation.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Silviu Angelescu has been a network and software engineer, consultant, and technical trainer for more than a decade at various high–tech companies and academic institutions. Currently an engineer and trainer at NetApp, he has worked for Computer Associates, CGI, Dawson College, and the University of Montreal.

Okładka tylna:
Pass your CCNA exam and boost your career — here′s just what you need!
The demand for Cisco Certified Network Associates is up, so rise to the challenge and get your certification! This guide covers all the stuff you need to know, and even helps get you in test–taking mode with plenty of practice questions on the CD. Plus, you can use this book as a reference after you get your CCNA certification and that great job!
Basic training — review LANs, WANs, Cisco hardware and software, TCP/IP, and network design
Switches and routers — learn to manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches and VLANs, STP, port trunking, Ether–Channel, VoIP, routers and routing protocols
Going wireless — plunge into wireless communication concepts and WLAN standards, operation modes, service sets, and Cisco Unified Wireless Networks architecture
Feel secure — study network security threats, best practices, access control lists, managing firewalls, and more
A wide net — learn about wide–area network connection types, DSL networks, data encapsulation protocols, and authentication methods
Open the book and find:
What hubs, bridges, switches, and routers are for
All about TCP/IP layers andprotoco ls
The purpose of a data–link switch
How to manage a router using Cisco IOS
What to do with WLAN service sets
How to handle common network security threats
How to manage VoIP on Cisco switches
Authentication methods for WANs
7 books in 1
Networking Basics
Managing TCP/IP
Switching with Cisco Switches
Routing with Cisco Routers
Wireless Networks
Network Security
Wide–Area Networks (WANs)